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Kavanaugh could rule on legal issues that are key to Trump’s presidency if he makes it onto the high court, Meyers noted, but that could change on Monday when the Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony from Christine Blasey Ford — the woman who says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her during a party in the 1980s.
J. Scott Applewhite/APBrett Kavanaugh is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 4, 2018.
“Kavanaugh denied it and Republicans responded by rushing to defend him,” Meyers said. He also noted that 65 women had come to Kavanaugh’s defense in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee chair this week.
He is not being investigated for any crime.
Meyers slammed Republican senators who have dismissed the woman’s claims “despite the seriousness of these allegations.”
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesSupreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, Sept. 4, 2018 in Washington.
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“When a reporter tracked down Maine Sen. Susan Collins in the D.C. Airport, she wouldn’t say if Kavanaugh’s hearing should be delayed,” Meyers said. “In fact, she wouldn’t even stop walking.
“Generally speaking, when you’re running away from a reporter asking you about sexual assault allegations, you’re on the wrong side of history,” he added.
Kavanaugh vehemently denied the allegations in a statement on Monday and the president indicated that he would stand by his nomination.
“This is a completely false allegation. I have never done anything like what the accuser describes — to her or to anyone,” Kavanaugh said. “Because this never happened, I had no idea who was making this accusation until she identified herself yesterday.”
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